Kale & Quinoa Salad

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May 03, 2023

This kale and quinoa salad, with satay-esque dressing, comes from Melissa of The Refill Barn in Radwinter, Essex. This salad is perfect for a quick and filling meal. Melissa served hers with some leftover pizza dough with olive oil, za'atar and some perello olives.

Made with our Organic Wholegrain White British Quinoa, this salad would be equally delicious with red, black or mixed quinoa... or even smoked quinoa!

The Refill Barn is a zero-waste shop in Radwinter set up by Melissa and Sam after the pandemic, on a mission to reduce waste and be kinder to the planet. We're delighted that they stock several of our pulses and grains and really enjoy seeing what they make with them on their Instagram.

Serves 4

Ingredients

200g Quinoa
350ml Vegetable Stock
A generous handful of Kale
1tbsp Sunflower Seeds
1tbsp Pumpkin Seeds
1tbsp Olive Oil
1tsp Apple Cider Vinegar

Dressing:

65g Smooth Peanut Butter
100ml Coconut Milk
2 tbsp Lime Juice
2 tbsp Tamari or Fava Bean Umami Paste
1 tsp Brown Sugar
1 Garlic Clove, crushed
1 tsp Ginger, freshly grated
¼ tsp Chilli Flakes

Method

Wash and chop the kale
Cook the quinoa in veg stock
Combine the dressing ingredients in a jam jar and shake until well mixed
Mix the quinoa and kale together, drizzle with olive oil and apple cider vinegar and massage in with your hands.
Pour over your dressing and sprinkle with seeds
Malissa served hers with pizza dough with olive oil and za'atar.

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